MMCC - Greenfield Design Prize

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Category	Urban Design
Start date	20 January 2012
Submission deadline	30 May 2012, 08:59:59 CET
Prize fund	$10,000 (CAD)
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Description

The Greenfield Prize is calling on innovators (including students, university teams and startups) from around the world to come up with a plan for an entirely new neighbourhood.This Prize is based on an imaginary, empty area, 100 hectares in size, where there are no existing systems and an urban utopia can be created from scratch.

Take this empty plot of land and build on it your dream, a green city where the energy is clean, the transport efficient and people can live in a sustainable and beautiful place. We are looking for creative, state of the art, groundbreaking and stunning ideas!

The finals will be held 10 ^th -12^th Sep tember 2012 in Regina (SK), Canada at the National Infrastructure Summit.

The finalists will pitch their vision before an independent jury of experts and industry people.

The winner will receive a $10,000 (CAD) cash prize. We encourage interdisciplinary teams, although it is not a formal entering condition.

Entry Rules and Guidelines

Rules of the competition

1.The competition is open to individuals, formal or informal partnerships (including University teams and research groups), and to registered companies from around the world.

2. Only 1 (one) entry can be submitted per entrant, via the online submission form. An entry must be fully submitted before the deadline to be considered in the competition.

3. All accepted submissions must be relevant ideas which apply to sustainable urban design. The following target areas are examples of factors to consider:

Green energy for grid, housing etc.
Water resource, treatment
Waste recycling
Recreational spaces
Greywater processing , Rainwater collection, blackwater processing infrastructure
Greenhouses and aquaculture.
Neighbourhood production of non-renewable hydrocarbon wastes [paper, wood, plastics, etc.] into synthetic gas and biochar.
Public transport innovation

4. Entries must be completed and submitted via the online form only. Repeat entries from multiple accounts shall be disregarded.

5. Entries shall be accepted from 9^th January to 29^th May 2012, 23.59 Pacific Standard Time / 30^th May 2012, 08.59 Central European Time.

6. Any Intellectual Property associated with products and ideas entered in the competition shall remain the property of the individual, partnership or organisation from which they originate.

Submissions will be accepted between 9^th January and 29^th May 2012, and can be made through this website. A panel of expert judges will review all entries, and the top competitors will be invited to the National Infrastructure Summit in Regina (SK), Canada on the 10^th-12^th September, 2012.

At the Summit, finalists will pitch their plans to an expert judging panel and audience including mayors and city planners from Canada's big cities.

Judging Criteria

Overall Sustainability (score times 2)

How sustainable (green) is the design?
Has the end result an improved effect on the environment? On one or more of the following: Water management system, water recycling, carbon emissions, traffic system, living conditions air quality and/or efficiency energy consumption?

Implementation (score times 1)

Is the design realistic?
Following the design, could the principles of the plan be realistically applied?

Benefits (score times 2)

Is the design beneficial for the inhabitants of the area or is it rather disruptive to the standard of living?

Creativity (score times 2)

How creative is the overall design? Is it revolutionary?

Ground breaking (score times 2)

How radical and cutting edge is the technology that is showcased?

Terms & Conditions

1. The City of Regina and the Regina Regional Opportunities Commission (RROC) are hereby referred to as “Organizers”, of the “Morph my City Challenge (MMCC) hereby referred to as “Competition”.

Eligibility of Entry

2. Employees of Organizers of the Competition and their families are not eligible to enter, nor shall any member of the same household (including, but not limited to, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents etc).

3. Only one entry per person is permitted. Repeat entries from multiple accounts shall be disregarded.

4. The closing date is 29^th May 2012 at 11.59pm, Pacific Standard Time / 30^th May 2012, 08.59 Central European Time.

Participation in the Competition

5. Organizers will not be liable for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by any person taking part or not being able to take part in the competition.

6. Entrants may be required to take part in or co-operate with publicity for promotion on websites, newspapers, magazines and other forms of media, and by accepting these Terms and Conditions agree to do so.

Communication

7. Communications with entrants will be by email, to the address provided by said entrant on the entry form. The Organizers are not responsible for the reliability, or otherwise, of email, and no corruption of, defect in, or failure or delay in the delivery of, any email communication from the Organizers will entitle an entrant to an extension of any deadline or timeframe or otherwise entitle an entrant to make any form of claim.

8. The winner shall be chosen by judges from all eligible entries according to the rules / problem statement of the Competition.

Finality of Decision

9. The judges' decisions are final and binding on all entrants, and no correspondence shall be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for inaccurate prize details supplied by parties other than the Organisers.

10. To ensure the quality and fairness of the competition, entrants may be required to prove all criteria specified under the rules and conditions of the competition are fulfilled, including documentation relating to eligibility of their business, patent status and any other relevant information.

Confidentiality and Intellectual Property

11. The Competition is designed to provide entrants with an opportunity to present their ideas and innovations through the competition. Intellectual property will not be transferred by reason of entry to the Competition, and will remain with its owner. However, whilst it is anticipated that professional norms will prevail throughout the competition, entrants and their businesses, companies and firms enter the Competition entirely at their own risk. Opportunities to network effectively, and market one's business ideas to judges, partners and investors, will require that entrants are able to talk relatively freely about their business and the technology it employs. The Organizers are committed to maintaining confidentiality. It is standard practice for the Organizers and judges not to sign a confidentiality agreement in situations such as this. However the judges are committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards when reviewing plans.

12. Entrants agree to keep confidential any business information about the Organizers which was obtained from their involvement in the competition.

Changes to Terms and Conditions and Awards

13. The Organisers reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions, change the awards on offer, or revise the timeframes for or cancel the competition, at any time. Entrants will be notified of any such changes by email to the address of which they have notified the Organisers, but will be bound by the changes from the time they take effect, whether or not such notification is actually received. The sponsors of the grant awards may specify conditions for what activities the funds may be used by the winning company (i.e. research and development).

14. In the event that organizers wish to hold a final judging event which requires the physical attendance of the entrant, the organizers reserve the right to withdraw that entry if they are unable to attend the venue.

15. Entry in the competition implies acceptance of these rules.